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Witch's Hat

Hygrocybe conica

Description:

Sharply conical cap that was mostly orange and greasy. Pale yellow gills. Yellow grooved stem. The entire mushroom was developing black stains.

Habitat:

Habitat: Growing alone under oak in a mixed forest.

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2 Comments

Christine Y.
Christine Y. 5 years ago

Thanks Brian! Last autumn produced an awesome variety of fungi in addition to other delights! I love searching for oddities :)

Brian38
Brian38 5 years ago

Another cool find! I'm always impressed with your ability to ID the strange things you find Christine!

Christine Y.
Spotted by
Christine Y.

Sharon, Connecticut, United States

Spotted on Aug 12, 2018
Submitted on Feb 11, 2019

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